Development of a low-level 37Ar calibration standard

Williams, R. M.; Aalseth, C. E.; Bowyer, T. W.; Day, A. R.; Fuller, E. S.; Haas, D. A.; Hayes, J. C.; Hoppe, E. W.; Humble, P. H.; Keillor, M. E.; LaFerriere, B. D.; Mace, E. K.; McIntyre, J. I.; Miley, H. S.; Myers, A. W.; Orrell, J. L.; Overman, C. T.; Panisko, M. E.; Seifert, A.

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Title: Development of a low-level 37Ar calibration standard

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Authors:: Williams, R. M.; Aalseth, C. E.; Bowyer, T. W.; Day, A. R.; Fuller, E. S.; Haas, D. A.; Hayes, J. C.; Hoppe, E. W.; Humble, P. H.; Keillor, M. E.; LaFerriere, B. D.; Mace, E. K.; McIntyre, J. I.; Miley, H. S.; Myers, A. W.; Orrell, J. L.; Overman, C. T.; Panisko, M. E.; Seifert, A.

Publication Date:: Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2016

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1394658

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Applied Radiation and Isotopes Journal Volume: 109 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0969-8043

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Williams, R. M., Aalseth, C. E., Bowyer, T. W., Day, A. R., Fuller, E. S., Haas, D. A., Hayes, J. C., Hoppe, E. W., Humble, P. H., Keillor, M. E., LaFerriere, B. D., Mace, E. K., McIntyre, J. I., Miley, H. S., Myers, A. W., Orrell, J. L., Overman, C. T., Panisko, M. E., and Seifert, A. Development of a low-level 37Ar calibration standard.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Williams, R. M., Aalseth, C. E., Bowyer, T. W., Day, A. R., Fuller, E. S., Haas, D. A., Hayes, J. C., Hoppe, E. W., Humble, P. H., Keillor, M. E., LaFerriere, B. D., Mace, E. K., McIntyre, J. I., Miley, H. S., Myers, A. W., Orrell, J. L., Overman, C. T., Panisko, M. E., & Seifert, A. Development of a low-level 37Ar calibration standard.  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.12.027

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                    Williams, R. M., Aalseth, C. E., Bowyer, T. W., Day, A. R., Fuller, E. S., Haas, D. A., Hayes, J. C., Hoppe, E. W., Humble, P. H., Keillor, M. E., LaFerriere, B. D., Mace, E. K., McIntyre, J. I., Miley, H. S., Myers, A. W., Orrell, J. L., Overman, C. T., Panisko, M. E., and Seifert, A. Tue .  
"Development of a low-level 37Ar calibration standard".  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.12.027.

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  title        = {Development of a low-level 37Ar calibration standard},

  author       = {Williams, R. M. and Aalseth, C. E. and Bowyer, T. W. and Day, A. R. and Fuller, E. S. and Haas, D. A. and Hayes, J. C. and Hoppe, E. W. and Humble, P. H. and Keillor, M. E. and LaFerriere, B. D. and Mace, E. K. and McIntyre, J. I. and Miley, H. S. and Myers, A. W. and Orrell, J. L. and Overman, C. T. and Panisko, M. E. and Seifert, A.},

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  year         = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2016},

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